Help with bookshelf placement
Quentin Parker
2 years ago
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need help with deciding how far to extend built-in bookshelf
Comments (11)Thanks. I'll be in the space tomorrow and post a picture. To the extent it helps, I just drew a quick layout - not exactly to scale but gives the basic idea. So the question would be: should the built-in bookshelves extend all the way to the corner or would that look off balance. Also, if the bookshelves do extend to the corner, how far along on the other side should we go? We didn't want to quite go to the entrance of the livingroom because then we would be narrowing the entranceway, but maybe we have to under to balance things out. Thanks so much for any thoughts!...See MoreGrowing under LEDS on bookshelf (help needed?)
Comments (9)@KitchenLady The biggest problem I had with the LED strips was that the adhesive sucks. They didn't stick AT ALL and kept falling down. I never got to find out if they were any good lighting wise. I ended up getting one of these for each shelf: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DBM8N2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The pic's a little dark, sorry, but this was the only way I could get the whole light fixture in the frame. So I basically just clipped it to the short side of the shelf. I have 2 of these clip-on lights, one for my violets and one for my succulents. Both seem to light the lights a lot and the violets have actually flowered for the first time in a long time. I'd say these lights are pretty good, so far. Hope that helps! PS ignore that violet in the back. It's pissed about something unrelated to the lights....See MoreBookshelf styling help with lots of books
Comments (18)See the one with the red sculpture on the top? It's under the books with the spines turned in. Take the bottom shelf with ONE vase. That's the best shelf. Then a shelf like the one above is fine. And the other shelves should be more like the bottom shelf. The shelves above have too many little decorative items. For the record I have walls of books and they could look a lot better than they do. There is really nothing wrong though with rows and rows of books interrupted by a vase or some great large bookends every so often. I don't think you want to style too much -- otherwise, you'll be irritated if somebody wants to read a book and doesn't put it back!...See MoreHelp! What to do with basement wall - bookshelf/wetbar combo??
Comments (6)The only problem I see adding a bar with a sink under that window which is recessed about 2', plus the additional counter depth you be 4' away or near that, you will never get to open that window without climbing on top of the wet bar, even for cleaning purposes. That said, they also have to keep in mind what they want to spend on this because adding a wet bar will require the whole process, i.e, drawings, permits, and cutting up walls/ceilings to run the drain pipes, water lines, GFCI outlets, etc. and that basement looks like it was finished not that long ago. P.S. In the images I posted, image #1 was a new basement design so everything is open... Picture #2 was a modification to an existing basement, the location of the wet bar, there used to be a laundry room which was relocated to the 2nd floor, so the drain and water lines were already there and needed minor modifications for a sink hook-up....See MoreQuentin Parker
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